An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . ide, but even thesesometimes require to be qualified by comparison withother parts. The small Arcades which are frequently used asdecorations of the walls, and for sedilia, have scarcelyany separate character; they are diminutives of the 56 NORMAN ARCHES. larger arches, except that the shafts are smaller andshorter in proportion : in rich work they are used bothinside and outside of the walls, and frequently or theoutside of the clear-story, as well as on the insice infront of the blind-story, now called the arches oc
An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . ide, but even thesesometimes require to be qualified by comparison withother parts. The small Arcades which are frequently used asdecorations of the walls, and for sedilia, have scarcelyany separate character; they are diminutives of the 56 NORMAN ARCHES. larger arches, except that the shafts are smaller andshorter in proportion : in rich work they are used bothinside and outside of the walls, and frequently or theoutside of the clear-story, as well as on the insice infront of the blind-story, now called the arches occur in these arcades from a veryearly period; and Mr. Kickman observes, that whoeverconstructed them, constructed pointed arches; anl headds, It ap-pears as if theround andpointed archeswere for nearlya century usedindiscriminate-ly, as was mostconsonant tothe necessitiesof the work, orthe braidersideas. AtCanterbury, anornamental ar-cade of inter-secting arches(23) occursboth on theinside and out-side of the wallin St. Anselmstower. Thework is fre-. 37. Mamesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, a u. 1116—39 Pointed Arch with pure Norman mouldings and NORMAN ARCHES. 57 quently quite as massive, and in all other respects of asearly character, with the pointed arch as with the roundone; they occur at Malmeshury (37), apparently in thework of Bishop Eoger, without any other apparent differ-ence of character from the rest of the work. The pointedarch, taken hy itself, is therefore no proof of the changeof style, nor even of late work. The observation of so careful and accurate an ob-server as Mr. Eickman scarcely requires, perhaps, tobe strengthened by additional examples; but as theearly use of the pointed arch, longprior to any changeof style, has notbeen generally ob-served, it may beuseful to mentiona few more in-stances. Malmes-bury Abbey, builtby Eoger, bishopof Salisbury, be-tween 1115 and1139, has alreadybeen church of theHoly Sepulchre atJerusalem, whi
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